FBI Retracts Memo on 'Radical' Latin Mass Catholics That Cited Left-Wing SPLC Report

Stephen Kokx : Feb 10, 2023
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Whistleblower Kyle Seraphin responded on Twitter to news about the FBI's about-face Thursday, suggesting the agency only backed off because it had been held to account.

[LifeSiteNews.com] Following intense backlash, the FBI has now released a statement saying it is not only retracting, but also investigating why an anti-Catholic memo that relied on a report published by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) to justify its surveillance of Latin Mass communities was issued by its Richmond, Virginia office last month. (Screengrab image: Congressional hearing on weaponization of FBI-YouTube)

"While our standard practice is not to comment on specific intelligence products, this particular field office product—disseminated only within the FBI—regarding racially or ethnically motivated violent extremism does not meet the exacting standards of the FBI," the statement reads.

Reporter Tyler O'Neil of The Daily Signal posted the remarks on his Twitter account. He'd just sent an email to the FBI inquiring about the explosive eight-page document, which was leaked to the public by former staffer turned whistleblower Kyle Seraphin on Wednesday.

In recent weeks, the FBI has come under scrutiny for blatant political targeting of conservatives. [Thursday marked] the first day of Congressional hearings into the agency's corrupt behavior by a select committee chaired by Ohio GOP Rep. Jim Jordan.

In its statement, the FBI claims that "upon learning of the document, FBI Headquarters quickly began taking action to remove the document from FBI systems and conduct a review of the basis for the document"... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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